Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman were originally down to play the parts later taken up by Cher and Ryan O'Neal.
When asked about this film in a recent (2010) interview, Cher admitted the film was a failure. "And I was so sorry for Chazz," she went on to say. "Because it was his baby."
Second stage play written by Chazz Palminteri to be produced as a theatrical feature film. The first had been 'A Bronx Tale' (1993) about three years earlier.